Cholinergic nerves in the mesentery.
The cholinergic innervation of extravascular portions of rat mesentery was studied in normal as well as 6-hydroxydopamine (7 OHDA) sympathectomized animals. We observed the presence of a cholinergic innervation unaltered by 6 OHDA treatment in extra-vascular portions of mesentery. Cholinergic nerve fibers coming from paravascular nerves forms loop]-like structures that innervate the mesentery proper. Also the islands of adipocytes of mesentery seem to be provided with a cholinergic innervation. The findings are discussed.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects; D000320:Adrenergic Fibers / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D002799:Cholinergic Fibers / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006892:Hydroxydopamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000294:innervation; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000294:innervation; D008643:Mesentery / Q000294:innervation*; D016627:Oxidopamine; D051381:Rats
D006892:Hydroxydopamines; D016627:Oxidopamine